to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
same; similar; (just) like; equal
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
two times; twice; two degrees
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
sudden fall; sharp fall; sudden drop; sharp drop
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement